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Martin Brundle delivers stinging verdict on Max Verstappen’s 'childish' radio message at Hungarian Grand Prix

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Published 08:54 22 Jul 2024 GMT+1

Martin Brundle delivers stinging verdict on Max Verstappen’s 'childish' radio message at Hungarian Grand Prix

Brundle heard Verstappen’s radio message and didn't hold back.

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

Martin Brundle made his feelings clear after hearing Max Verstappen's radio message to his Red Bull team during the Hungarian Grand Prix.

In the opening stages of Sunday's race at the Hungaroring in Budapest, three-time world champion Verstappen was accused of being "childish" by his own race engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase.

The comments from Lambiase came after the Red Bull driver collided with rival Lewis Hamilton as he tried to overtake into turn one for third place.

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"I'm not even going to get into a radio fight with the other teams, Max," said Lambiase after Verstappen delivered an expletive-filled rant over the airwaves. "We'll let the stewards do their thing. It's childish, on the radio. Childish."

Moments after the incident between Hamilton and Verstappen, F1 commentator and former British former racing driver Martin Brundle predicted a "grumpy" reaction from the latter.

“Wow, now you’re going to hear a grumpy Max Verstappen but I still he had to just keep the steering wheel straight to try and keep slowing the car down," he said.

“He came in with such speed there. He hit the ground so hard there. If that’s anybody’s fault it’s Max’s fault, for Lewis, there are no recriminations there.”

Verstappen claimed over the radio that Hamilton "moved under braking" and after hearing the message, Brundle replied: “Pot kettle springs to mind.”

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In his post-race assessment in Hungary, Verstappen said he felt Hamilton was to blame for their late-race collision.

"I went for a move that was fully on, but in the middle of the braking zone when I'm already committed to the move, he keeps warping right," the 26-year-old said.

"If I wouldn't have turned while breaking straight, I would've made contact with him. At one point yeah, naturally I lock up, because he keeps on turning to the right.

"People always made a lot about what happened at Austria, but that's on the initial move and then you just break straight, you hold your wheel quite straight.

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"I felt like, now, it was not on the initial move but afterwards during the braking zone. He keeps turning right, you cannot do that when someone is committed on the inside.

"That's why I locked up, otherwise we would've collided anyway because he would have turned in on me. I went for a move that was fully on, I don't think I braked too late, but we'll have a look at it."

When asked about the radio message, Verstappen added: "I don't think we need to apologise. I just think we need to do a better job. I don't know why people think you cannot be vocal on a radio.

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"This is a sport. If some people don't like that then stay home."

Featured Image Credit: Sky Sports - Getty Images

Topics: Lewis Hamilton, Formula 1, Max Verstappen

Jack Kenmare
Jack Kenmare

Jack is a Senior Journalist who enjoys a long read. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day, and has interviewed a handful of FM's finest, including Freddy Adu, Supat Rungratsamee and Mika Aaritalo.

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